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Greek ports and geopolitics
In the early 2010s, Greece, burdened by debt and facing bankruptcy, had to agree to an intensive schedule of privatizing critical infrastructure, especially its ports.
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AGNO products: When they will return to the Greek markets
What Dimitris and Michalis Sarantis know how to do well is to bring forgotten companies back to the forefront. It happened with Olympus. It happened with Rodopi. Will it happen with AGNO?
We will soon find out, as the Thessalian Hellenic Dairies group of the Sarantis brothers is soon to reintroduce the AGNO products to the Greek market.
One killed, two injured in crash with police vehicle
One person was killed and two were injured in a crash involving a civilian motorcycle and a van belonging to the Hellenic Police (ELAS) in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, the state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) said on Tuesday.
Thessaloniki transport authority seeking private help over bus shortage
The Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) is to hold talks on Monday with representatives of the privately run intercity bus service (KTEL) in a bid to tackle a serious bus shortage in the northern port city.
Mitsotakis says ND will 'do all it can' to prevent ratification of Prespes accord
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday his party will explain in the debate that starts in Parliament on Wednesday why the Prespes accord is a "bad deal" and will do all it can to block its ratification, amid speculation he will table a censure motion.
Eco group launches app to curb use of bottled water
Environmental protection group Mesogeios SOS (MedSOS) has launched a smartphone and tablet application that helps visitors and residents in Greece locate the nearest tap of drinkable water where they can refill their bottles.
Eni to take full ownership of Thessaloniki-Thessaly Gas
Greece's biggest gas company DEPA said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its holding in a local gas supplier to Italy's Eni for 57 million euros.
Under the agreement, state-controlled DEPA will sell its 51 percent stake in Thessaloniki-Thessaly Gas.
Eni already holds a 49 percent stake in that company.
[Reuters]
Probe called into website selling 'cure-alls'
The Panhellenic Pharmacists' Association (PFS) has called for an investigation into a website run by an NGO based in Thessaloniki which sells concoctions that purport to cure cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and Parkinson's disease among a long list of ailments.
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New Greek port owners face repair cost setback
Owners of the newly-privatized port of Thessaloniki, in Greece's second-largest city, say they will need to spend an additional 27 million euros ($33.4 million) on unforeseen equipment repairs and upgrades, arguing that facilities were in far worse condition than described by the previous, state-appointed management.
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Greece concludes sale of 67 percent stake in Thessaloniki Port
Greece concluded the sale of 67 percent stake in Thessaloniki port, the country's second-largest, to a German-led consortium, its privatizations agency said on Friday.